These Appendices consist of news articles, correspondence and various other supporting documents that are referenced in my book.

TV Media videos can be viewed on my YouTube channel, see links below.

 

PART 1

News Articles:

• Health Crisis (PDF file, 252KB)
• Knock Knock Then They Fired Twice (PDF file, 268KB)

 

 

TV Media:

These links are videos that can be viewed on my YouTube channel

• • Documentary: Seeing into the Future by the University of Sydney Television Services
  • SBS Documentary: Vox Populi program 
  • Ray Martin Midday Show Television interview with Ray Martin and Dr I. Goldberg, Sydney, 1987

• Hinch at Seven: Video excerpt from Derryn Hinch TV Series, 1988

 

Correspondence:

• Order of Australia (PDF file, 121KB)
• Inspector Moodie (PDF file, 484KB)
• Albury Police Command (PDF file, 326KB)

 

Other:

• E. Kaiser Thesis Paper (PDF file, 130KB)
• Albury Crime Statistics (PDF file, 839KB)

 

 

PART 2

News Articles:

• $100,000 grant is out of sight (PDF file, 549KB)
• Glaucoma sufferer launches research charity (PDF file, 752KB)
• Rolf’s perseverance pays off (PDF file, 440KB)
• Exposure for the battler with a cause (PDF file, 943KB)
• Govt backflips on glaucoma funds (PDF file, 228KB)

Correspondence:

• Australian Optometrical Association: D. Southgate (PDF file, 213KB)
• Australian Optometrical Association: J. Chakman (PDF file, 127KB)
• Letter of Resignation (PDF file, 965KB)
• Health Department: P. Anderson (PDF file, 226KB)
• Health Department: P. Anderson (PDF file, 125KB)
• Health Department: N. Oke (PDF file, 136KB)
• Health Department: I. Glachan  (PDF file, 158KB)
• Letter to Professor Billson (PDF file, 674KB)

Meeting Minutes:

• September 1986 (PDF file, 1.4MB)
• October 1986 (PDF file, 1.7MB)
• December 1986 (PDF file, 3.6MB)
• January 1987 (PDF file, 1.7MB)

 

OTHER NEWS ARTICLES

• ‘Glaucoma Group Organised’, Border Morning Mail, Albury-Wodonga, 13/10/1986
• ‘A man worth helping’, Border Morning Mail, Albury-Wodonga, 23/3/1987
• ‘Blinded by power’, The Border Mail, Albury-Wodonga, 30/8/1988
• ‘Glaucoma sufferer fights on despite ‘plot’ against him, The Border Mail, Albury-Wodonga, 19/7/1990
• ‘Disease prevention ‘ignored’’, The Border Mail, Albury-Wodonga, 21/3/1990
• ‘Glaucoma victim promoting research foundation; $1 mil target’, Medical Journal, 1987
• ‘Spreading the word about glaucoma’, The Canberra Times, 17/5/1987
• ‘Crusader against blindness is broke’, The Sun, Brisbane, 13/7/1988
• ‘Eye victim heads home in despair’, The Sunday Sun, Queensland
• ‘Rolf’s lonely battle’, Frankston/Peninsula News, 25/11/1986
• ‘GLAUCOMA – You can’t see it coming’, Australasian Post, 2/7/1987
• ‘Rolf’s pleas fall on deaf ears’, The Border Mail, Albury-Wodonga, 27/8/1988
• ‘Silent thief of sight’, Post, 30/7/1988
• ‘Glaucoma is ‘silent thief’, The Daily Advertiser, Wagga Wagga, 17/8/1988
• ‘Rolf’s vision is to save the sight of others’, Twin Cities Post, Albury, 22/4/1987
• ‘Glaucoma man’s mission’, The Courier, Ballarat, 31/5/1986
• ‘Rolf seeks to save Australians’ sight’, Advertiser, Wollongong-Shellharbour, 27/5/1987
• ‘Eye campaign fading fast’, Peninsula Independent News, 14/7/1987
• ‘Rolf’s foresight may curb blinding disease’, Goulburn Post, 19/5/1987
• ‘Rolf’s cash squeeze ends trip’, Border Morning Mail, Albury-Wodonga, 30/6/1987
• ‘Glaucoma man leads the way’, Daily Mirror, 18/6/1987
• ‘A victim fights to save others from disease that ruined his life’, The Age, Melbourne, 2/7/1986
• ‘Seeing his way to help others’, Daily Mirror, 17/6/1986
• ‘Crusader Rolf wins a pledge’, The Border Mail, Albury-Wodonga, 18/2/1989
• ‘Australia turns a blind eye’, Sunday Press, 9/10/1988
• ‘Rolf sits in for some answers’, The Border Mail, Albury-Wodonga, 14/11/1988
• ‘Protest has little success’, The Border Mail, Albury-Wodonga, 19/11/1988

 

OTHER TV MEDIA

• Wollongong, ‘News’, 22/5/1987
• Sydney, ‘Good Morning Sydney’, 28/6/1987
• New South Wales (NSW), ‘7 National News’, 2/6/1987
  – With Professor F. Billson
• Albury, AMV-4, glaucoma commercial, 1987
• Albury, AMV-4, ‘News’, 1989
  – Protest in Albury, Peter Collins visiting the Mercy Hospital
• Albury, AMV-4, ‘News’, September 1986
  – Announcing the formation of the Glaucoma Foundation of Australia
• Albury, AMV-4, ‘News’, 1988
  – About funding, Peter Collins, broken promises
• Albury, AMV-4, ‘News’, 1988
  – Protest at Parliament House, Sydney, about the missing $100,000
• Albury, AMV-4, ‘News’, 1988
  – In front of Parliament House on day of protest
• ‘Circle of Darkness’, International Glaucoma Foundation (England)
• The University of Sydney Television Service, ‘Seeing Into the Future’
  – Segment about glaucoma
• National ‘C’mon Kids’, 1986
• Perth, ‘Fat Cat and Friends’, 1986
• Albury, AMV-4, glaucoma commercial and ‘Circle of Darkness’, International Glaucoma Foundation (England)
• ‘Circle of Darkness’, International Glaucoma Foundation (England)
• Albury, AMV-4, ‘About Town’
  – Founder of the Glaucoma Foundation of Australia
• Albury, AMV-4, ‘News’, 6/10/1987
  – Announcing sponsorship from the Lions Clubs of NSW and ACT, University of Sydney and the Save Sight and Eye Care Institute of NSW. Also announcing start of awareness tour around NSW and Australia.
• Albury, AMV-4, ‘News’, 20/4/1989
  – Announcing protest against Peter Collins at the Mercy Hospital. Only .03 cents per person in NSW for the prevention of blindness.
• National ‘11am’, 11/6/1987
• National S.B.S. TV, ‘News’, 1987
  – End of trip in Sydney
• Albury, AMV-4, ‘About Town’, 1986
• Melbourne ‘Good Morning Melbourne’, 1986
  – After my eye operation. Patch still on my eye!